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Damian Hinds
1969Nov, 27

Damian Hinds

Damian Hinds, English politician
Damian Patrick George Hinds (born 27 November 1969) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Security and Borders since 2021, having previously served as Secretary of State for Education from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since 2010.

Hinds was educated at St Ambrose College and Trinity College, Oxford. He was elected for East Hampshire at the 2010 general election.

Hinds was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in 2015. He was moved to the post of minister of state for employment in 2016. In the 2018 cabinet reshuffle he was promoted to Secretary of State for Education. He lost this position following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister in 2019. He returned to government in 2021 as Minister of State for Security.

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Events on 1969

  • 2Mar

    Concorde

    In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
  • 17Apr

    Robert F. Kennedy

    Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
  • 16Jul

    Apollo 11

    Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
  • 20Jul

    Apollo 11

    Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon (July 21 UTC).
  • 30Jul

    Richard Nixon

    Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.